(1.) INTRODUCTION.
(2.) Except Criminal Appeal No. 453 of 1997 - State of West Bengal and others v. Sujit Kumar Rana, show cause notices issued by the forest authority purported to be issued under the provision of Section 59-B of the Act, as amended by the State of West Bengal or the seizure of the forest-produce or the vehicles carrying the same, came to be questioned by the respondents before the Calcutta High Court invoking its jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In Sujit Kumar Rana's case, however, an order of confiscation was passed by the authorized officer.
(3.) The factual matrix, for appreciating the points involved herein is being noticed from Criminal Appeal No. 453 of 1997 :